School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering-Beihang University

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School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering

Established in 2008, the School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering is supported by the national top-tier discipline of biomedical engineering. Upholding the principle of "pioneering academic innovations to lead industrial development, and cultivating academic elites to nurture industry leaders," the School aligns its development with national priorities in public health, aerospace innovation, and national strategies. Guided by Beihang's "superior medical-engineering" strategy, the School has demonstrated perseverance and made steady progress, and, as a result, biomedical engineering has been recognized as a national top-tier discipline.

The School now features a comprehensive talent cultivation system spanning undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels, including a first-level doctoral program in biomedical engineering, and a post-doctoral research station. It is a distinctive and internationally oriented school for talent cultivation and scientific research.

Study

The Biomedical Engineering and Medicine Sciences programs at Beihang University focus on addressing major national strategic needs and global scientific frontiers. These programs aim to cultivate interdisciplinary and versatile talents with "medical-engineering integration capabilities." Each year, the School enrolls approximately 100 undergraduate students, 160 master's students, and 110 doctoral students. A comprehensive set of high-quality foundational and core professional courses, such as Advanced Biomechanics, Biomaterials, and Biomedical Imaging, are offered to meet the educational demands. Over the past five years, more than ten professional textbooks have been published, three of which have received provincial/ministerial-level recognition. The School has received one First prize of the National Teaching Award and two Grand Prizes of the Beijing Teaching Achievement Award.

Faculty

The School has a high-quality and well-structured faculty team, including recipients of prestigious titles and other nationally recognized high-level overseas young scholars. Currently, there are 92 full-time faculty members, 100% of whom hold doctoral degrees, over 90% possess international academic experience, and over 75% hold senior professional titles. The School has also established innovation teams funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Research

Guided by Beihang University's "superior medical-engineering" strategy, the Medical Engineering & Engineering Medicine（MEM）interdisciplinary cluster focuses on medicine and health, forming distinctive strengths in the following areas:

1. Next-generation biomaterials and implant/interventional technologies: This includes active, intelligent, and biodegradable biomaterials; design, evaluation, and manufacturing of implantable and interventional medical devices; and tissue repair and regeneration.

2. Next-generation therapeutic technologies and equipment: This includes medical surgical robots, medical virtual reality, intelligent rehabilitation and elderly-care equipment, and life-support technologies and systems such as ECMO and ventilators.

3. Next-generation imaging and diagnostic technologies and equipment: This includes multimodal magnetic nanomolecular imaging, infrared imaging, label-free Raman molecular imaging, and novel sensing and medical chip technologies.

The MEM has achieved a series of original breakthroughs, facilitated technology transfers, incubated innovative enterprises, and cultivated top-tier talents. It has also made outstanding contributions to national strategic planning, consultationon medical equipment and devices, and the compilation of major science and technology plan guidelines. Additionally, significant achievements have been made in the fields of aerospace life support and human injury protection in extreme environments.

International Cooperation

The School has fully implemented the "UPS" plan, establishing a comprehensive, multi-tiered, and broad-based framework for international collaboration. It has established the "111" Base in biomechanics and mechanobiology, jointly supported by the Ministry of Education and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, as well as the International Joint Research Center for "Aerospace Biotechnology and Medical Engineering" of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Additionally, three Beijing international cooperation bases have been set up in the areas of implantable medical devices, biomaterials and nerve regeneration, and Sino-Russian biotechnology and medical engineering.

The School maintains close cooperative relationships with world-class biomedical engineering schools. It is the first to establish an International Advisory Committee (AC) and has conducted four AC evaluations. Two international journals in the fields of medical equipment and emerging medical technologies have been launched: Medicine in Novel Technology and Devices (co-published with Elsevier, listed in the 2022 Excellent Action Plan for Chinese Science and Technology Journals and ESCI) and Visual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine and Art (indexed in over 20 databases, including ESCI and EI). The School has also participated in the construction of the National Clinical Research Center for Radiotherapy and Interventional Therapy and the National Basic Science Center for Complex Systems in Pan-vascular Intervention.

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Address：School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, P.R. China